Kongfuzi biography for kids
Kongfuzi biography for kids pdf
Biography for 2nd graders.
Confucius is one of the most famous philosophers and teachers of ancient times. His life and teachings, devoted to self-cultivation, have inspired people from his time to the present day.
The years of his life are generally thought to have been B.C.
to B.C. His birth name was Kong Qiu (&#;&#;&#;), and he is often referred to as Kongzi or Kongfuzi in Chinese sources. The Latinization of Kongfuzi is Confucius.
Some sources say that he was born into a royal family; other sources say that he grew up in poverty.
Kongfuzi biography for kids
He grew up in the city of Qufu and was most well-known as living in the state of Lu, which is now Shandong.
Qiu's father died when the boy was 3, and he learned from his mother, who instilled in him a great desire to learn.
He was 23 when she died, and he followed tradition by mourning her for three years.
He had married when he was 19, to a woman named Qiguan. They had three children together.
Confucius had a career in government, from which he observed the inner workin